Deuteronomy 14:8

And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it [is] unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.

And the swine {H2386}, because it divideth {H6536} the hoof {H6541}, yet cheweth not the cud {H1625}, it is unclean {H2931} unto you: ye shall not eat {H398} of their flesh {H1320}, nor touch {H5060} their dead carcase {H5038}.

while the pig is unclean for you because, although it has a separate hoof, it doesn't chew the cud. You are not to eat meat from these or touch their carcasses.

Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

And the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 11:26 (6 votes)

    [The carcases] of every beast which divideth the hoof, and [is] not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, [are] unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

  • Leviticus 11:27 (6 votes)

    And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four, those [are] unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

  • Isaiah 66:3 (3 votes)

    He that killeth an ox [is as if] he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, [as if] he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, [as if he offered] swine's blood; he that burneth incense, [as if] he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

  • 2 Peter 2:22 (3 votes)

    But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

  • Isaiah 66:17 (3 votes)

    They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

  • Luke 15:15 (3 votes)

    And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

  • Luke 15:16 (3 votes)

    And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.